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Poultry: A Practical Guide To The Choice, Breeding, Rearing, And Management Of All Descriptions Of Fowls, Turkeys - Softcover

Hugh Piper

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Poultry: A Practical Guide To The Choice, Breeding, Rearing, And Management Of All Descriptions Of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-Fowls, Ducks And Geese, For Profit And Exhibition by Hugh Piper. This work is a practical manual aimed at those beginning poultry-keeping and those with experience seeking trustworthy advice. It compiles information from authorities across ages and modern improvements in breeding and management, and covers general management, building fowl-houses, yards, feeding, egg production, incubation, broody hens, rearing and fattening birds, breeding stock, shows, and a comprehensive survey of breeds. Emphasizing warmth, ventilation, cleanliness, and proper nutrition, it provides both theoretical guidance and concrete plans for housing, runs, and equipment, alongside practical instructions for eggs, setting, and care of turkeys, geese, ducks, and guinea-fowls. The volume aggregates traditional wisdom with contemporary practice to assist poultry-keepers in improving profit and quality through systematic husbandry.

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